Afghanistan Update: The Latest on the Taliban Attacks in Kabul

Soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force fire back at Taliban attackers in Kabul today

Earlier Report: Taliban Attack NATO HQ, US Embassy, Afghan Intelligence Agency

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It began very early in the afternoon.

The details are sketchy at best at this moment. What’s clear is that insurgents linked to the Haqqani Network first started targeting several areas of the Afghan capital Kabul with suicide bombers and then fired several rockets in yet other areas. As confusing as it sounds right now, I have been told by an Interior Ministry source --- who wishes to remain anonymous --- that it was just as confusing for the security forces.

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